Flux container



Jan. 3, 1939. I J. MARSCHALL FLUX CONTAINER Filed April 15, 1936 2%. V i i m IILFMIINMHIJQ Patented Jan. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLUX CONTAINER Wisconsin Application April 15,

4 Claims.

This invention relates to containers for flux used in welding.

Heretofore, it has been the custom to carry the different kinds of flux needed for welding in individual containers which were generally nothing more than small cans which tipped easily and spilled their contents.

Besides this disadvantage, the past practice of keeping the different kinds of flux in separate cans or containers often resulted in the use of the wrong kind of flux.

To overcome these and other objections to the past practice of keeping the different kinds of flux in separate containers, it is an object of this invention to provide a container of novel construction which has a sufficient number of compartments for all of the different kinds of flux required.

Another object of this invention is to provide a container of the character described which is so constructed that it is not easily tipped over, and which has a novel cover construction by which all of the compartments may be closed or any one selected compartment uncovered. 25 Another object of this invention is to provide novel means for designating the difierent compartments so as to facilitate the selection of the proper flux.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, this invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being'understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

The accompanying drawing illustrates one complete example of the physical embodiment of the invention constructed according to the best mode so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top view with parts broken away of a flux container constructed in accordance with this invention;

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation partly broken away and in section;

Figure 3 is a detail section through Figure 1 on the plane of the line 3-3;

Figure 4 is a detail section through Figure l on the plane of the line 44; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing one manner of designating the different compartments.

Referring now particularly to the accompanying drawing in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, the numeral 3 designates the body of the container which is preferably a cylindrical cup-shaped heavy casting having a flat bottom wall 4 and a cylindrical 1936, Serial No. 74,545

tainer in conformance with the underside of an inverted cone-shaped cover structure, indicated generally by the numeral l5. The cover structure comprises two superimposed inverted coneshaped discs l6 and I6 held together at their centers by a flanged collar 11.

These discs are of substantially the same diam eter as the outside diameter of the container body and each has a segment shaped opening l8 and [8, respectively. The openings are of such size that when the discs are in one relative position of rotation with the two openings in alignment, one of the four compartments is uncovered while the rest are covered.

To rotatably mount the cover structure on the body of the container so as to permit the same to be turned to dispose the aligned openings of its two discs above any one selected compartment, a stud l9 passing through the flanged collar I1 is secured in the hub of the container.

An expansion spring 20 coiled about the stud and confined between the flanged collar l1 and a stop abutment 2| fixed to the stud, yieldingly urges the cover structure down onto the body of the container and provides the necessary spring pressure for a detent to be hereinafter more fully described, by which the cover structure is releasably held in any adjusted position. Above the stop abutment 2|, the stud is preferably looped to provide a handle by which the entire unit may be easily carried.

Upon relative rotation of the upper cover disc "5 with respect to the lower disc [6, which is facilitated by means of an upstruck lip 24 on one edge of the opening l8, the hole through the cover is closed and all of the compartments are covered. Such relative rotation between the two cover discs is limited to ninety degrees which is sufficient to afford a complete alignment and disalignment of the openings l8 and I8, by means of an annular rib 25 pressed upwardly from the disc l6 and riding in a groove or channel 26 pressed into the upper disc IS. The circumferential length of the groove 26 is longer than that of the rib 25 by ninety degrees which defines the permitted relative rotation of the two discs to the desired limits.

A detent in the form of a downwardly pressed tit 21 in the lower disc I6 engageable in any one of four equispaced recesses 28 in the upper edge of the side wall 5 in line with the radial partition walls yieldingly holds the lower disc I6 in any one of four definite positions at which its segment-like opening is over any one of the four compartments.

With the cover discs [6 and I6 disposed as shown in Figure 1, clockwise rotation of the upper disc l6 through ninety degrees or a distance sufficient to close the compartment 1 is permitted. Upon further clockwise rotation of the disc 16, the lower disc [6' will be carried along by virtue of the engagement of the left hand end of the annular groove 26 with the adjacent end of the rib 25. Hence, through the medium of the lip 24, clockwise rotation of both cover discs may be effected to bring the opening l8 of the lower disc l6 above any one selected compartment, and then by a counter-clockwise rotation of the upper disc through ninety degrees such selected compartment may be uncovered.

To facilitate the selection of any compartment to be uncovered, the outer cylindrical surface of the side wall I is provided with vertical ridges 29 opposite the four different compartments. Opposite the compartment 6, there is one such ridge; opposite the compartment 1, two; etc. Consequently, through the different number of ridges thus provided, it is possible to select the different kinds of flux contained in the compartments.

Added rigidity is provided by lips 30 projecting radially from the lower side portions of the container fiush with the bottom wall 4 and with which the ridges 29 merge.

In place of the ridges Z9, designation of the different compartments may be effected by letters or other suitable indicia 3| formed on the upper surface of the lips 30.

From the foregoing description taken in con nection with the accompanying drawing, it will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art, that this invention provides a compact container for the several different kinds of flux used in welding by which spilling of the flux and the use of the wrong kind of flux is entirely obviated, and which has a simple cover construction for protectingall of the flux carried in the container.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a container of the character described, a body having open topped circumferentially arranged compartments, a post projecting upwardly from the center of the body, two superimposed relatively rotatable cover members rotatably mounted on said post, said cover members having openings adapted when aligned to afford access to a single compartment while covering all of the other compartments, means for defining the limits of permitted relative rotation between the cover members to a degree substantially corresponding to the distance between the different compartments whereby both cover members may be simultaneously moved by force applied to one cover member after the permitted degree of relative rotation between the two cover members has been taken up, detent means for releasably holding the lower cover member stationary while the upper cover member is moved throughout its permitted degree of relative rotation with respect to the lower cover member, and spring means carried by said central post adapted to press the cover members firmly into engagement with the body and provide spring pressure for said detent means.

2. In a container of the character described, a substantially cylindrical open topped body, ra-

dial partitions dividing the interior thereof into substantially segment-like open topped compartments, a cover disc having a segment-like portion cut out therefrom which cut out portion is of a size commensurate with the open top of the segment-like compartments so as to afford access to one compartment while the others are covered, a second disc of similar construction superimposed above the first, means joining said discs for relative rotation to enable their segmentlike openings to be aligned and disaligned, means rotatably mounting the joined discs on the body of the container for rotation about the axis thereof, detent means to hold the lower disc in any one of a number of definite positions at which its segment-like opening is over one of the open topped compartments, and spring means confined between a stop on said rotatable mounting means and the discs to hold the discs firmly in place with respect to the body and provide spring pressure for the detent,

3. A container of the character described, comprising a substantially cylindrical body, radial partitions dividing the interior thereof into a plurality of circumferentially arranged segment-like open topped compartments, a cover structure for the container comprising superimposed discs each of which has a portion thereof cut out so that upon disposition of the superimposed discs with their cut out portions in alignment access may be had to one of the compartments while all of the others are closed, a stud projecting up from the center of the body and on which the superimposed cover discs are rotatably mounted for revolution in unison about the stud and relative rotation with respect to each other to enable their cut out portions to be aligned and disaligned, a detent for holding the lower cover disc in any one of a number of definite positions at which its cut out portion is over a compartment, and spring means carried by said central stud and pressing down on the cover discs to hold the same firmly in place and provide spring pressure for the detent.

4. A container of the character described, comprising a substantially cylindrical body, radial partitions dividing the interior thereof into a plurality of circumferentially arranged segmentlike open topped compartments, a cover structure for the container comprising superimposed discs each of which has a portion thereof cut out so that upon disposition of the superimposed discs with their cut out portions in alignment access may be had to one of the compartments while all of the others are closed, a post having one end threaded into the central portion of the body and on which the superimposed cover discs are rotatably mounted for revolution in unison about the post and relative rotation with respect to each other to enable their cut out portions to be aligned and disaligned, handle means formed on the other end of the post, a shoulder on the post spaced from the cover discs, a detent for holding the lower cover disc in any one of a number of definite positions at which its out out portion is over a compartment, and a spring carried by the post and confined between said shoulder and the cover discs for pressing down on the cover discs to hold the same firmly in place and provide spring pressure for the detent.

JOHN MARSCHALL. 

